Hands up: A riot officer stands in front of a burning car in Hackney

By 9.30pm all the players were back in the hotel, which had locked its doors and posted security guards in case of problems.

If the troubles don’t die down there will be more issues for the police in deciding whether they have the resources to let club football matches go ahead this week.

Crystal Palace and Stevenage are both due to play at home in the League Cup on Tuesday, and Saturday could pose even bigger problems.

In the Premier League, Fulham Tottenham and QPR are hosting games, while from the Football League, Palace, Millwall, Leyton Orient and Barnet are due to play home matches.

England striker Wayne Rooney pleaded for the trouble to stop.

He wrote on Twitter: 'These riots are nuts why would people do this to there [sic] own country. Own city. This is embarrassing for our country. Stop please.'

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